The Earth’s Mightiest Heroes descended on New York yesterday to shoot scenes for director Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated 2012 flick “The Avengers,” filming in Midtown and near the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.

Most of the high-powered cast was decked out in superhero duds for this weekend’s shoot, including Scarlett Johansson, whose slinky, leather-clad Black Widow is pictured here striding away from a burned-out New York City yellow cab.